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Date: Sunday, April 29, 2007
Time: 12:55:00 AM

UPDATE!
actually there's reallie nothing much for me to update on. as what i have said, my life now is mundane and boring. and sad to say, it's getting kind of meaningless too.
i'm thinking of resigning this end of may.
i don't feel like working anymore.
sometimes i feel stupid. do i reallie need to get myself so tired out?
i wanna go home asap and do all the things that i planned to do.
i wanna get enough rest before i begin the next chapter of life. i don't wanna wait till i step into uni and say ' oh no, i should have done this, i should have done that.' that will be far too late. i wanna grab the time to do my things and want to have absolutely no regrets at all.
hometown, catch-up sessions with old friends, and finish up all the korean dramas that i watched half-way.

by the way, in case nobody knows, taka is having a mayday special sale from 27 apr to 1 may. i don't know why they never put in any effort to publicize it this time. it's as quiet as usual, and the sales doesnt seem to be getting better. so here i am playing my part to spread the words.

saw my ogl at wotk today. he and a few friends walked past my counter.
i kinda hesitated before approaching him. i was scared that when i so enthusiastically approached him and said hi to him, he wld just turn and ask, 'erm, do i know you?'.
but luckily he still remembers me. we chatted for a lil while, and he's going to nus science.

hurm. i seriously have loss of words now.
maybe because i'm so tired that i don't have much of thoughts any longer.
i need to get back to school asap. i feel that my smell of intelligence is diffusing so fast, and my brain is starting to rust.
HELP!!!!!!!!!

nitez.


Date: Wednesday, April 25, 2007
Time: 11:06:00 PM

feeling reallie down today.
partly bcoz i'm already very mentally and physically exhausted, plus the fact that i didnt begin my day nicely, and something that happened later in the day that exarcebated the condition.
i felt so dazed throughout the day.
i didn't know what was wrong with me. in the morning when a japanese lady bought a cardholder from me, i actually gave her an empty box. and without realizing it, i did gift-wrapping for her and happily closed my sale.
fortunately it wasn't too late when i realised the piece was actually inside the drawer.
a kind colleague helped me and we ran all the way to the customer service centre to ask them make announcement for us. glad that the jap lady was still there. she didnt scold me or show me attitude, though i know i deserved them.
i totally love customer like this. (:

and i left at 9 pm just now. i couldn't care less. i need to get back early and get enough rest.
so what if u pay me at OT rate? it doesn't mean that i have to risk falling sick just to fulfill my obligation. i do love myself. and i will do all i can to protect myself, even if it involves being said irresponsible.

and i was dissatisfied after the call.
i was dissatisfied by the fact that mom always talks about sis over the phone with me.
i called to seek for listening ears and consolation.
i wanted to tell her how tired i felt. after 13 days of working non-stop plus full shift on some days, i need my loved one to be there listening to me.
but all she said throughout the conversation was about sis.
i know i'm more independent, and i can manage things better. but it doesn't mean that i don't need her concern at all.
and i simply dislike the fact that she always takes it for granted that i can settle everything on my own.
i know she cares for me too. just that she gets too worried for sis that she forgets that i do have my problems too.

please tell me i'm not jealous.
i know i sound childish complaining about this in my entry. but i can't help it. i was so resented that i almost cried. and i know i'm no longer a kid. why am i so kiddish still?
thanks meai for your smses.
i know i shouldn't think too much.
and i still love my mom. very much.

loneliness struck.
i feel so lonely here.
i'm sickened by the idea that having to work. working is no fun, really.
i'm surrounded by so many people and yet i feel empty and lonely.
those people whom i can really communicate and to share my problems with are not with me.
reallie looking forward to meet up with my pals. but at the meantime, i'm still down here pia-ing alone, and that's torturing. I WANT MY OFF DAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

tada!


Date: Tuesday, April 24, 2007
Time: 11:41:00 PM

i'm so tired.
when i say that i'm tired means i'm reallie very tired. cos i'm not the kind of people who complains easily. but there's reallie nothing i can do. i have about ten more days to go.
boss has only been away for about a week. why does it seem to me that it's been very long?
reallie hope that she'll be back soon. i really can't take it anymore. i reallie need a break.
especially today. office sent down tonnes of new stocks. me and my partner spent few hours doing the price tags, display, paperwork etc etc.
and by night when i recounted the stocks, i found out one leather item was missing. it was nowhere to be found. i didn't have enough time to check again. so gotta wait for tomorrow morning. oh gosh, reallie hope that it was just a mistake.
please pray for me...
and what can i say... today was reallie my bad hair day.
when i finally finished doing-up the stocks, i fell down just right in front of my counter. basically i just stepped on the 'taugeh' used to tie up the items and slipped on the spot.
luckily it was during dinner time and the place was very quiet.
the only witness of that embarrasing moment was an angmoh who happened to pass by.
he gave me the a 'oh my god, u OK?' kinda look, making me even more embarrased.
tsk tsk. :S

went to the ntu web just now and checked out how the modules and curriculum are like.
it seems so interesting! my thirst for new knowledge is there and i can't wait to fulfill that desire of mine to learn new things, and to pursue further and deeper the things that i've learnt.
heard from the prof the other day that most of the students will get very stressed in the first sem. and if we work hard and do well in the 1st wem, it's a good beginning to make our ways towards 1st or 2nd upper honours. so i will make sure that i study ultra hard during my first sem. as we all know, degree without honours is like no better that a diploma.
so, i'll think twice whether i wanna take up part-time job during my first sem.
i'm not that competent and i know if i don't focus on studies, i'll just do badly.

3 more months to go...
sianz.




that sweet smile of yours (:


Date: Saturday, April 21, 2007
Time: 11:34:00 PM

just a lil bit of update on the interview today. well, it wasn't reallie an interview. we just went there to listen to the prof talk. we went in in groups by the way, and probably bcos mine was the last group and by that time the prof was already very bored and tired of repeating the same things, our session only lasted for 20 minutes.
and when the prof asked us whether we have received letters from ntu, few of us raised our hands. then he said 'like that no surprise already'. lols.
met jjcian there also. when the session ended we managed to get to know each other. and we ended up talking on our way back to boon lay int. what can i say, it's just nice to see familiar faces sometimes. u'll feel more secured and comfortable in a foreign place.

sales these days have been terribly bad. i didnt sell anything except a 78 dollar givenchy card holder.
oh goshh. during the good days, my average sales per day was about 1K plus... and if it's good, i could even hit 2K. but now it seems that business is going downhill. and i have only ten days left to hit my target. hopefully it'll be fine.

there's this girl at my work place. to disclose more about her, she's a non-chinese and is only 19 years old this year. but the thing is, she has slept with few guys before, and she's so proud to tell people that she had 48 boyfriends before.
i was shocked and stunned the 1st time i heard of this. how is it possible that a 19 year old will have 48 exs?
and she has since stopped schooling after her N-levels.
i seriously think that she's leading an ultra messed-up life. she's destroying her own future. i don't understand what she's thinking. sometimes i pity her but i do not know how to make her understand this. the meaning of life is not to get as many guys as u can, and what she's getting now is not happiness but pleasure, something that will be gone when everything ends.
sometimes when i want to convey something deep, she's not able to understand, and she thinks that i'm cracking a joke. and that's what made me and many others give up on her. afterall it's her own life. if she doesnt want to listen to us, that's it, we are not going to waste any more effort on this.
but reallie, from her dressing, attitude, the way she speaks... u'll have the impression that she's not a decent girl. but actually she's nice. probably due to the lack of family love and education, she has 'gone astray'. who on earth can we blame then? the society? the parents? or herself?
reallie hope that she will wake up soon.
sometimes it's easy to see the difference between me and them.
and i guess education plays an important part.
look at my clique of friends, and look at some of the people at my workplace. the difference is like so obvious. and u straightaway can tell how their future social status will be like.

and did i say this before? i hate smoking. and i totally dislike the idea of female smoking.
i'm not against people who smoke, i'm just against the habit. a habit that's totally unhealthy which can ultimately shorten your life span. and most importantly, it degrades you to a lower class. one of my colleagues just told me, no matter how pretty or elegant a lady is, the moment she lights up her cigarette and smokes, the image's totally destroyed.
if you think u look cool when u smoke, sorry then. to me, smoking makes one look ugly and rough. and i seriously dislike it.

the 8th day i'm working since my last off day.
feel reallie tired. but i can do it. no complaints cos this's what i promised i'll do.
i will be able to take it.
come on, chenhui isn't that weak a girl.

school!
i love school!
i totally love schooling!
guess i'm getting hysterical bcoz of waiting for too long. lol.
tada!


Date: Friday, April 20, 2007
Time: 11:46:00 PM

i'm soooo tired.
my whole body is aching and i feel that it's going to break apart anytime. but seriosly, mentally i can't get any fresher. that's the reason why i'm still blogging at this wee hour.
anyway, have been working for 7 days without resting.
and i reallie don't know when i'll get to rest. boss promised me that once she's back i'll get my off day. but now it seems that what i hoped for will not come true.
she's calculative, cunning... and manipulative.

just received a letter from ntu.
i have been officially accepted by ntu to study in chemistry and biological chemistry.
i managed to get my 11111sssstttt choice! but actually there's nth to feel too happy about. i guess the course isn't very competitive. that's why i received the letter so early.
anyway, i'm relieved now.
i'm so looking forward to the day that i'm enrolled into the school. the day that i'm officially an undergrad. most importantly, the day that i'm back to school life. 3 more months. yes!
i'm going to make my way to ntu tomorrow for the interview. but kf told me it's just a talk by the prof. i wonder whether i'll be able to find my way to the venue tomorrow. lol.

ugly people.
when u're at the most urgent of time can you see the ugly faces of many people.
especially at workplace. most people are selfish and some of the senior staffs will think that they are of a higher class and bully the juniors.
i wanna say, SO WHAT if you have been in the sales line for more than ten years?
SO WHAT if you're a senior staff here?
even if i'm new in the field, i'm not gonna be a sales forever.
i definitely will have a better future. so for WHAT you wanna look down on us?
many of a time i want to shout this onto their ugly faces but due to certain reasons, i refrain myself from doing that. it makes me look bad, and it doesn't do me any good as well.
glad that i have such great colleagues around my counters. we are one bunch of crazy teenagers working under the supression of so many and yet, we manage to find and create joy out of it.
because of them, my working experience becomes so much more interesting.

talked about relationships with one of my colleagues jus now. the boy-girl kind to make it clearer.
the question raised was, will you be able to accept ur future spouse to be less academically capable or educationally qualified as you? here i'm not talking about a doctor and an optician, or a lawyer and a photographer. i'm talking about an uni graduate and an ITE graduate. and to make it clearer again, the latter is the guy.
i'm not being biased or trying to stir up any bad sentiments.
just as a realistic and pragmatic new-aged girl, i seriously think that it's hard for me to accept.
maybe i can, but it's hard. unless i love the boy so much to the point that i think money isn't essential at all.
what will you think?
am i being too practical?
zzz.

YAWNZ.
hopefully something will happen tomorrow to brighten up my day.
seriously, i need some light, to shine on my journey to let me know that it's bright just right ahead.


Date: Monday, April 16, 2007
Time: 12:43:00 AM

i'm blogging again. like duh.

poly is reopening today. other than jealousy, i'm actually feeling sad over it. sylvia knows why. anyway, i reallie feel excited for the poly students. these few days i have been joining them in their conversations about how the new schedules are like, what time they start and end school etc etc etc.
how i wish mine is gonna start immediately too.
it's always like this. when we are in it, we wanna run away from it.
when we lose touch with it, we wanna go back to it.
sighz.

sms-ed jun just now. i was so surprised to receive his reply. it's good that they can use handphones in tekong. it makes them less alienated from the rest of us. it'll be good if they have FM radios with them. maybe we can call in to 933 and dedicate songs for them someday. hahas.
glad to hear that everything is OK.
jia you guys! (as if they can read this)

i'm still drowning myself in the net at this wee hour. i wonder whether i'll be able to wake up early and arrive at work on time tomorrow. it's morning shift and nowadays they are very particular about our punctuality.
it's not that i don't wanna sleep. i know even if i go to bed early, i will not be able to fall asleep also. i'm lacking sleep too. i mean the quality of it.
just hell lots of things in my mind nowadays.

came back from work just now and was shocked to see the maid crying.
found out from aunt that her contract is gonna end this coming may and her father wants her to go back to her country and get married, while she wants to stay and work for another few years.
but she's just 19 this year, even younger than me.
and the worse part is, she hasn't even met the man before. just saw the picture once and aunt said that the man looks evil. though aunt would like to have her continued working for us, she has no say if the father insists that she has to go back for the marriage.
but i feel unfair for her.
at the same time, i also realise how fortunate i am to live and to grow up in a totally different environment. i mean, ladies in our society have more freedom, and we have our future guaranteed because of whatever that contributes to it.
i dunno how else to convey this but reallie, TREASURE.

AND to kfc,

i don't know what's happening but hope that you're better. you sounded reallie sad in your posts. don't worry so much okay? he will be fine de. God will take care of him. so SMILE BIG BIG!(:


time check: it's 1.07 in the morning. i guess i need to go to bed now.
think tomorrow will be the same. mundane, boring. the routine repeats itself.
BUT, will you still be there?


yawnz.








Date: Friday, April 13, 2007
Time: 11:52:00 PM

i wonder how. i wonder why.
i wonder when it all started.
i wonder when did i start to feel empty when i don't see you.
when did i start to look out for the guy in pink when you're not there.
when did i start to look into the mirror so often to see the reflection of you.
why was i so happy the moment i stepped into level 3 and saw you.
why was i totally perked up when i saw you there.
why did i avert so quickly when we had eye contact.
why all these.
just why you.


the next two weeks is gonna be dead tiring for me. boss is flying off to china for ten days. the other colleague is gonna station at the shop. and me? as expected, is gonna station at taka. lots and lots of OT, all the way till 30th april. which means, from today onwards, i will work non-stop till the end of april. just that on every thursday i will leave early at 4pm. as if that will help. i wonder whether i will be able to take it. not the tiredness but the boredom. especially during this kind of raining period, just who on earth will have the mood to go out shopping so often?
and because of that, working has become meaningless and purposeless. we used to joke that we as promoters just come and get bored and get paid everyday.
isn't this sian?
zzz.

poly is gonna reopen on the 16th. so many of the poly students are going back to school.
i kinda feel jealous.
reallie miss the time that i got to go school everyday. though once in a while i did get bored and skip lessons, somehow schooling made me feel intellectual, smart, useful and it kept me fulfilled.
now, though i'm busy everyday. i feel dead empty inside. i'm doing something so un-intellectual and worse, something that i don't like.

i wanna go school!
never had i in my life yearned for school so much.
and this's the 1st time i feel that waiting for something you desire is actually so torturing.
time seems to have stopped and even if it's running, it's running ultra slow.

i don't wanna grow up.
the adults' world is so complicated.
i have the feeling that if i join them in the way they think i will soon become one complex being.
does maturity=complication?
if that's reallie the case, then i rather stay childish forever.
i love simplictity, and i definitely don't like politicking at work. but, why do i find myself stuck in there?

i miss my friends. this's not the 1st time i'm saying this. i reallie miss them so so much.
i'm scared that one day we will become strangers. i had this kind of experience. friends who have not met for few years soon became strangers when they met again. they didnt have anything to talk to each other and worse, they didnt even want to make the effort to keep in touch.
i'm scared of all these.
to me now, other than family, friends are the meaning of my life.
to me, friends are for life. not for now.

just can't wait for school to reopen.
maybe busy schedules can keep me from thinking so much, from being so emo.
i'm this emo person who is just so emo.
for those who don't know, i cry easily. mom once said that i'm gan qing feng fu.
i even cried on the last day of a camp when i was in P6 because i had to part with my instructors who had just stayed with me for 2 days. let alone friends.

i miss you. meai.
i miss you. kahfong, grace, xiaohui.
i miss you. jun, ben, kok, aik...
i miss you. pui.
i miss you. sam.
i miss you. hometown friends.
i miss you. and you and you and you!
and you.


Date: Thursday, April 12, 2007
Time: 12:25:00 AM

As we go on
We remember
All the times we
Had together
And as our lives change
Come Whatever
We will still be
Friends Forever...

miss you all lots.

and you! it's you!!! you're being dearly missed together with all my friends!
you.









Date: Wednesday, April 11, 2007
Time: 11:37:00 PM

just read the blogs of jun and kfc.
made me wanna cry. when i was reading the posts, tears already welled up uncontrollably. i don't know why. it's not as if they go for NS and will never come out again. in fact we will be seeing each other again in two weeks. why am i feeling this way?
when aik went i dint feel this way. but now as so many of them are going in at almost the same time, i feel that our clique is really parting.

this is a message specially to all the s13 guys(especially those going or who have gone for NS):
must take lots and lots of care in army alright? as i always say, don't get bullied k? i believe our s13 guys arent that weak. hahas.
to jUn especially, army isnt like home, so cannot be so picky and choosy with food le ok? whatever sai they throw you you also must finish them or else you'll starve.
and must train hard hard and come out fit fit kay? muscles muscles all the way!(:

the s13 guys.
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think i will miss them ba. though we still can meet up during weekends, i know somehow it won't be the same anymore. especially after uni life starts, do we still have the time to have outings as often?
but all these arent important right now. just wish that all of them will get used to army life real soon and will come out strong and fit.
-ALL THE BEST GUYS-
looking forward to see u guys in caps. LOL.


Date: Monday, April 9, 2007
Time: 1:03:00 AM

懂得讓我流淚的人 給的感動一定是最深
在我心中留下傷痕 你同時點亮了星辰


Date: Sunday, April 8, 2007
Time: 11:42:00 PM

first and foremost, a VERY GOOD EASTER TO ALL!
i know this's a bit late but hope everybody did enjoy today! (:
and....happy 19TH birthdae to KOK!!!

just realised that i'm actually a very happy person right now.
i have good parents(they may not be perfect but within the imperfection lies two hearts that care so much for me), good friends(we may not get to be with each other forever but for the time that we are together, we enjoy ourselves to the utmost fullest!) i have enough for myself to spend(just need to be a lil bit more rational at times)
and most importantly, i have got the love and blessings from LORD.
isn't all these enough to make one's life good and rich?
hmm... maybe one thing. i'm still single and available. hahas. for a 20 year old to-be, it's like a bit late... but no worries. that isn't essential for a happy life right now. maybe in future it will be. but not now.
so ya. i'm a happy person right now.
so ZZZ.

anyway, time to update a bit on working life. sales aren't bad these days. i'm working hard to hit my target again this month. oh. did i mention that i did last month? (CHEERS!!!) lol.
anyway, sometimes life can get really mundane and boring.
i'm looking forward to this coming thurs. gonna do a lil bit of vanity stuffs, and... i'm gonna bury myself in books! no more shopping for me. i've determined to control my spending habit after realising that i haven't saved a single cent after two months plus of working. and this time, for real, i'm gonna let mom save it for me. for real one ok!

okays.
take care.
tada!


Date: Wednesday, April 4, 2007
Time: 11:13:00 PM

omg. i just had a gathering with my s13 pals 4 days ago and now i'm missing them already. is there something wrong with me? i'm now actually hoping that all the guys don't need to go for army and all the rest of the girls dun have to work and we can have more and more outings every week.
hahas. AM I CRAZY? this's like the most impropable thing on earth la!

anyway, off tomorrow. have lots of ideas in mind.
feel like wanting to cut my hair. till shoulder length maybe? but i forsee a pathetic me tearing before her sleep thinking about her loss of hair. so, will really consider again.
feel like wanting to dye my hair dark brown, copper, reddish brown or something along that line. just wanna know how i look like with colored hair.
should i? or should i not?
everyone should have her first time right??
LOL.

anyway, got my 3rd pay cheque. TO THE CHEQUE: -MUACKS MUACKS!- must really start to spend wisely this time. can't be hasty and spendrift anymore. (:


and heh! i miss HIM!


Date: Sunday, April 1, 2007
Time: 11:53:00 PM

you'll find that life is great, if u have friends to enjoy it with you. (:

had clique outing today at The Settlers, holland v. me and xiaohui were late due to some unforseen circumstances.
had chicken cutlet set meal for lunch. the chicken was alright. the soup was kinda bad. and the ice-cream was ok.
played exciting board games and screamed like crazy. just found out that i'm not quite fast in playing reaction games. but, there's somebody who's slower. haha!
played taboo. guys vs girls. and as expected, the girls won. just further proved the fact that girls are better at expressing and conveying ideas.
after that went yakun for a tea session and had a good chat with the rest. talked about uni admission and stuffs like that.
all in all, it was an evening so filled with laughters and fun.
it's really great to go out with the gang. it's always been so comfortable. so relaxing, no burden.
really hope for another gathering of this sort.

to all the existing/prospective army boys,
must keep in contact with the rest of us even after ur enlistments alright? call us for catch-up sessions during weekends. we must not lose contact just because our paths are different. (:
guess i'll really miss the fun time we had together.

on my way to town on bus 7 just now, suddenly came across this sighboard stated 'mt elizabeth hospital'. this reminded me of the interview our PW group had with Dr Simon. S at the mt elizabeth medical centre two years back.
can't imagine that it's been such a long long time.
still remember vividly those days that we prepared for PW.
all the calls to the professionals, all the proposals, typing, rehearsals.
if you ask me to do a project of that sort, i may not even know how and where to start from.

anyway, gone were the days.
haha. just a moment of nolstalgia.